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GOP senator tries to tell soft-spoken Mitch McConnell how to vote during farm bill markup

A Republican senator tried to tell Sen. Mitch McConnell how to vote Wednesday on the Kentucky Republican’s third-day back at work after a three-month absence due to health issues.

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The farm bill fight that will shape rural broadbandSenate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, held a markup hearing on his version of the farm bill on Thursday,

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MAGA Rep Taking Money From Orgs She Seeks To Loosen Rules OnAshley Hinson’s push to loosen pork regulations has received bipartisan pushback.

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Senate GOP Farm Bill Draws Criticism From Advocates Over Environmental and Health ProvisionsSen. John Boozman (R-AK) released the Senate GOP Farm Bill, titled the Agricultural Act of 2026, on June 24. The legislation includes provisions that weaken environmental and health protections, according to farm and environmental advocates. A markup is expected before the Senate’s August recess. The bill, which largely mirrors the House-passed Farm,…

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Mitch McConnell, 84, Caught Freezing Up in Shock New VideoThe frail senator has had another on-camera glitch.

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McConnell return gets long-stalled farm bill out of Senate committeeSen. Mitch McConnell's long-awaited return gets stuck farm bill out of committee; Iowa's Ernst fails in bid for amendment on California pork standards

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McConnell defies GOP colleague telling him how to voteThe senator cast the deciding vote on a sweeping farm bill.

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Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after months awaySen. Mitch McConnell, who returned to Congress in September after being hospitalized in June, cast the deciding vote to advance a Senate farm bill.

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